From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:52:18 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: define-generic-mode doc string fix
X-Git-Tag: emacs-28.0.90~5824
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fda8c53309d00de85da644e6149d10eb8d85b790;p=emacs.git

define-generic-mode doc string fix

* lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el (define-generic-mode): Say what a
generic mode is (bug#43713).
---

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el
index 06ef5800568..a9328a69036 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/generic.el
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ instead (which see).")
 				    function-list &optional docstring)
   "Create a new generic mode MODE.
 
+A \"generic\" mode is a simple major mode with basic support for
+comment syntax and Font Lock mode, but otherwise do not have a
+any special keystrokes or functionality available.
+
 MODE is the name of the command for the generic mode; don't quote it.
 The optional DOCSTRING is the documentation for the mode command.  If
 you do not supply it, `define-generic-mode' uses a default